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Reading has once again been a huge focus at Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy and out students have embraced our new reading challenges fantastically since the beginning of the year! We have launched our 50 book challenge and already one of our fabulous year 7s, Aaron, has completed this and been rewarded with his certificates and prizes so a massive congratulations to him!
Reciprocal Reading
All students take part in Reciprocal Reading during tutor time in order to improve their literacy skills. It is a reading strategy where students take turns leading a discussion on a text, focusing on four key skills:
Summarising: Condensing the main points of a passage.
Questioning: Asking clarifying or thought-provoking questions about the text.
Clarifying: Identifying and resolving confusing parts of the text.
Predicting: Making educated guesses about what will happen next.
This term, each year group have been focusing on a different text:
Year 7 - The Fib by George Layton
Year 8 - Dickens Extracts
Year 9 - Muddy People by Ambrose Bierce
Year 10 - Gothic Literature extracts
Author:
Mrs Bonthron - Assistant Head of Seacole College
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